Variable Names

Variable names are one of the most important aspects of questionnaire design. Properly named variables improve the quality of data collection by giving members of the research team useful insights into the information captured by each variable. Using good naming conventions for variables allows others who are using the data to not only understand the purpose of the variable, but also its type (such as integer, date, string).

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• Questionnaire design is an important aspect of primary data collection.
• Well designed questionnaires improve the quality of data collection, as well as the subsequent data analysis.
• The [Impact Evaluation Team|research team]] should therefore spend considerable amount of time thinking about the different ways in which the dataset can be used for analysis.
• Proper variable names make it easier for others to use and analyze the dataset at later stages.

Additional Resources

https://medium.com/@janschenk/variable-names-in-survey-research-a18429d2d4d8